Written questions

Disabled Students' Allowances

Commons · Question 110541 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many formal requests for meetings her Department has received from disability sector organisations regarding recent DSA policy changes since October 2025.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 1 Apr 2026

The department is aware of the response written on behalf of the National Association of Disability Practitioners in December 2025 to the change made from March 2025 to remove Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) funding for non-specialist spelling and gram...